The Chief of the Defence Staff is the highest-ranked officer in the Rwanda Defence Force. Guichaoua, André (2015). From War to Genocide: Criminal Politics...

of Defence Staff (Nigeria) Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda) Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone) Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain) Chief of the...

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the...

The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées [CEMA]; lit. 'Chief of Staff of the Armies') is the military head of the Armed Forces...

mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021. "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June...

Rwanda is a de facto one-party state ruled by the Rwandan Patriotic Front and its leader Paul Kagame since the end of the 1994 genocide against members...

French Army. The chief directs the army staff and acts as the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff on subjects concerning the Army. As such...

occupation of Rwanda is thought to have begun shortly after the last ice age. By the 11th century, the inhabitants had organized into a number of kingdoms...

The Rwandan Air Force (French: Force aérienne rwandaise) is the air branch of the Rwandan Defence Forces. After achieving independence in 1962, the Air...

Oppong-Peprah is a Ghanaian military officer who is currently Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. His appointment to the position by President...

immediate past Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the Minister of Internal Security of the Republic of Rwanda. From 2013 to 2019...

position of Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwandan Defence Forces (formerly Rwandan Patriotic Army). On August 30, 2023, The Rwandan Ministry of Defence issued...

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around...

the Constitution of Rwanda, The president of Rwanda is the commander-in-chief of Rwanda Defence Forces. Article 60 of the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia states:...

command of the Chief of Defence Staff. Since 2009 the RDF Military Band is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Ndayisabye. The RDF Band is made up of Headquarter...

head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, and Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada...

Rwandan genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he was Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu from...

April 6, 1994, the plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) Chief of Staff Deogratias Nsabimana, and other prominent...

Rwandan Defence Forces Cabinet of Rwanda James Kabarebe Hudson Kuteesa (6 June 2023). "Rwanda: Who Is Juvenal Marizamunda, Rwanda's 11th Minister of Defence...

served as the Chief Executive Officer of Zigama Credit and Savings Bank, a licensed cooperative bank, serving the members of the Rwandan Defence Forces. Albert...

military commander of the Border Guard Unit (BGU). The armed forces are managed by the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff. In 1879, the Gold...

Branco of Brazil Lieutenant General Sean McCann of Ireland General Mahesh Senanayake of Sri Lanka General Bipin Rawat of India, Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant...

Vice Admiral Seth Amoama (born 1959) was the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces. He was appointed by President Akufo Addo in January...

Minister of the Interior and Security Célestin Mbuyu Kabangu, the Inspector General of the Police General John Numbi, Rwanda's Chief of Defence Staff General...

served as Rwanda's Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010. An ethnic Hutu from Butare, Gatsinzi was a member of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), which was...

The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country's government, and...

and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Training). He has also served in UN Peacekeeping Missions to Rwanda and as a Chief Operations...

former Rwandan General and Chief of the Rwandan National Gendarmerie. He was convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda but...

Jean Bosco Kazura is a Rwandan General, former Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force and former head of the Rwandan Football Federation. Kazura...

Inspector-General of the Rwanda Defence Force. He has also served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence. André Kissasse Ngandu [fr], founding member of the...